GAME #13, TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX

[Bear]

RAYS V RED SOX

MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017, 11:05 A.M. AT FENWAY PARK

TV:  NESN, MLBN, FOX SPORTS SUN

TAMPA BAY, 6-7........................................................................BOSTON, 7-5

TAMPA:

BLAKE SNELL, LHP, 0-1, 3.18 ERA, 6K

Snell's familiar pattern of not pitching deep into the game continued
Wednesday against the Yankees.  He receieved a no-decision, but he walked
three and lasted just 4 2/3 innings.  He is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two
career starts against the Red Sox.

BOSTON:

STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP, 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 5K

The knuckballer will try to recover from perhaps the worst start of his
career, when he  was pounded for eight hits, eight runs and four homers in
1 1/3 innings of a loss to the Orioles.  Wright is 1-2 with a 6.06 ERA
in three starts vs the Rays.

Red Sox, Rays prepped for Patriots' Day tilt

Quinn Roberts

One of the most important games of the Red Sox season is always the third Monday in April. It's better known throughout Massachusetts as Patriots' Day.

After the Boston Marathon bombings on Patriots' Day in 2013, the game holds even more significance throughout New England.

The Rays and Red Sox square off at 11:05 a.m. ET in what marks the 50th consecutive season the Red Sox have hosted the Patriots' Day game.

Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright is coming off perhaps the worst start of his career, allowing eight runs on eight hits, including four homers, in just 1 1/3 innings vs. Orioles on Wednesday.

While Wright said he's ready to get back on the mound after an eventful week, especially for such a meaningful game.

"I think it is an honor. It is such a big deal for the Red Sox in more ways than one," Wright said. "It is a great holiday for the city of Boston. I want to have a great showing."

Rays left-hander Blake Snell couldn't go deep in Wednesday's game against the Yankees, allowing two runs on two hits in 4 2/3 innings for the no-decision.

Snell, who's never pitched at Fenway Park, is excited for his first time to be in town and on the hill for Marathon Monday.

"I feel like I've seen so much activity going on in the city, and so much happening. It's been kind of cool to be a part of," Snell said. "Being able to pitch tomorrow, knowing that it's going on, is also going to be something that I'm excited for as well."

THREE THINGS TO WATCH IN THIS GAME

• In his only career start vs. Rays, Wright allowed four runs on seven hits over four innings.

• Snell is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two career starts vs. the Red Sox.

• Rays pitchers have compiled a 1.53 ERA and held Boston to a .161 average over the four times the clubs have faced off on Patriots' Day.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20170416224663190/red-sox-rays-prepped-for-patriots-day-tilt/?game_pk=490293

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Here are the lineups:

RED SOX (7-5)...............   RAYS (6-7)
Pedroia 2B................   Dickerson LF
Benintendi CF.................   Kiermaier CF
Betts RF.....................   Longoria 3B
Ramirez DH................   Miller 2B
Bogaerts SS................   Souza RF
Moreland 1B.................   Morrison 1B
Young LF....................   Weeks DH
Leon C   .......................Norris C
Hernandez 3B   ...............Beckham SS
Pitching: RHP Steven Wright (0-1, 13.50 ERA)   

Pitching: LHP Blake Snell (0-1, 3.18 ERA)

Game time: 11:05 a.m.


TV/Radio: NESN/WEEI

Red Sox vs. Snell: Pedroia 2-5, Betts 0-5, Bogaerts 0-3, Leon 2-5, Ramirez 1-4, Hernandez 3-3, Benintendi 0-1, Young 1-1.

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Rays vs. Wright: Miller 2-5, Morrison 2-4, Kiermaier 2-3, Beckham 1-2, Dickerson 0-2, Longoria 0-2, Weeks 0-2.

Notes: The Red Sox are 69-52 in Patriots Day games, including 11 wins in the last 16 ... Steven Wright didn’t have his knuckleball working well and was shelled in his last outing, allowing eight hits and eight runs in 1 1/3 innings to the Orioles. Four of the hits were home runs ... Xander Bogaerts hit his 100th double Sunday, joining Bobby Doerr, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Tony Conigliaro as the only Red Sox to reach that milestone before age 25 ... The Red Sox lead MLB in team batting average at .287 ... The Red Sox begin a three-game set in Toronto on Tuesday, then play three in Baltimore next weekend.

Song of the Day: “Jump In The Fire,” by Metallica.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/04/17/game-rays-red-sox/9zzHBH8G7yk9ZdZaH9fdQM/story.html

[Bill-806]

  Should be a dry day at Fenway, good for the knuckle ball !!!  Lets see what our offense does at  11:00AM ??? thumb_u

[Rob from Mass]

E ROD out on paternity leave and the Sox recalled Ben Taylor and the joy is resounding all around the Fens.

[Bill-806]

E ROD out on paternity leave and the Sox recalled Ben Taylor and the joy is resounding all around the Fens.

  YES sir re-Bob !!!!  Taylor is the real deal ..... E-Rod is on thin ice.....  Someone else was called up too , who ????? and who was removed ???   GO SOX  & NAVY too !!! thumb_u

[Rob from Mass]

E ROD out on paternity leave and the Sox recalled Ben Taylor and the joy is resounding all around the Fens.

  YES sir re-Bob !!!!  Taylor is the real deal ..... E-Rod is on thin ice.....  Someone else was called up too , who ????? and who was removed ???   GO SOX  & NAVY too !!! thumb_u

Real deal the next Mariano!!! I`ll wait awhile before getting high strung on a guy with a couple innings in the majors and a career 3.08 era in the minors.

[markj]

Benintendi drives in 2. Sox up 3-2.

[markj]

Mookie drives in another. 4-2

[markj]

Hanley was limping like he pulled a hammy yesterday and today he's back out there.  iono

[Rob from Mass]

Nice to see the bats alive in the early innings. Let's hope Wright has settled down after a BAD 1st with 30 pitches.

[Rob from Mass]

Wright gets out of a 2 on 1 out jam with a pop up and a big K.

[markj]

Moreland continues to show he was a great acquisition.

[longgame]

Sale has to be saying "where are these guys when I pitch?"  Then again, he doesn't spot the other team a lead like the rest of our staff.  It would be great if Wright can have a good outing the rest of the way.

[ipot]

At least Wright settled down.  It's become a real trend to spot the other team lots o' runs in the 1st.
Glad to see Hanley back in lineup

[Rob from Mass]

Good job by Wright after an awful 1st inning settled down and kept the Sox ahead.